Properties dialogs
Used to modify and review AECOsim Energy Simulator project data from the project to individual room surfaces, sub–surfaces and components. The content displayed on the various Properties For: dialogs are determined by selected project element.
Project Tree Object TypeUsed to... |
Object Properties Dialog Name |
|---|---|
ProjectView and modify project properties such as the project name, directory path, calculation standard, units format, and calculation/simulation preferences. |
Properties For: Project |
SiteView and modify site properties such as location, weather profile, atmospherics and climate data, terrain data, and daylight savings time. |
Properties For: Site |
BuildingView and modify building properties such as building type, building dimensions, solar orientation, occupancy, plant operations, building climate, and building economics. |
Properties For: Building |
| Properties For: Building – Economics | |
FloorView and modify floor properties such as the referenced floor plan drawing and DGN model (if the referenced floor plan is a DGN. DXF files can be referenced as well), elevation level, and roof information (if a roof is present or setup on the floor). |
Properties For: Floor |
RoomView and modify room properties such as room type, dimensions for height, area and volume, and Design Data (Steady-State Calculations) data related to thermal design conditions, thermal properties, airflow and casual gains. |
Properties For: Room |
| Properties For: Room – Design Data (Steady-State Calculations) | |
Room divisionView and modify room division properties such as dimensions for height, area and volume. |
Properties For: Room division |
Surface – Ground floorReview and modify ground floor surface properties such as sub–type, dimensions, and material constructions data specific to the ground floor surface sub-type. |
Properties For: Ground floor |
Surface – Internal floorView and modify internal floor surface properties such as sub–type, dimensions, and material constructions data specific to the internal floor surface sub-type. |
Properties For: Internal floor |
Surface – Exposed roofView and modify exposed roof surface properties such as sub–type, dimensions, and material constructions data specific to the exposed roof surface sub-type. |
Properties For: Exposed roof |
Surface – Internal ceilingView and modify internal ceiling surface properties such as sub–type, dimensions, and material constructions data specific to the internal ceiling surface sub-type. |
Properties For: Internal ceiling |
Surface – Exposed wallView and modify exposed wall surface properties such as surface type, dimensions, and information specific to the exposed wall surface sub-type. |
Properties For: Exposed wall |
Surface – PartitionView and modify partition surface properties such as surface type, dimensions, and information specific to the partition surface sub-type. |
Properties For: Partition |
Surface – Virtual wallUsed to modify and view Virtual wall properties such as surface type, dimensions, and information specific to the virtual wall surface sub-type. |
Properties For: Virtual wall |
Surface – WindowView and modify window surface properties such as surface type, dimensions, and information specific to the window surface sub-type. |
Properties For: Window |
Surface – DoorView and modify door surface properties such as surface type, dimensions, and information specific to the door surface sub-type. |
Properties For: Door |
Surface – RooflightView and modify rooflight surface properties such as surface type, dimensions, and information specific to the rooflight surface sub-type. |
Properties For: Rooflight |
Room component – DaylightingUsed to view, create and modify Daylighting properties for rooms to determine how much electric lighting can be reduced as natural day light illuminates the room. |
Properties For: Daylighting |
Room component – LightingDefine interior room lighting components which include lighting gains information for use in steady state calculations and lighting data for use in energy simulations. |
Properties For: Lighting (Room) |
Room component – OccupancyView and modify room occupancy properties which is used to calculate room occupancy gains. |
Properties For: Occupancy |
Room component – GainsDefine room equipment gains. The gains data determines the power consumption and heat gains for the room which is attributed to equipment. |
Properties For: Gains |
Room component – VentilationDefine room ventilation components. Ventilation is the purposeful flow of outside air into a thermal zone in order to provide some amount of non-mechanical cooling. |
Properties For: Ventilation |
Room component – InfiltrationDefine room air infiltration components. Infiltration is the movement of outside air into a thermal zone through flowpaths such as cracks, joints, electrical outlets, and through the materials in the building constructions. |
Properties For: Infiltration |
FinView and modify fin properties such as fin name, fin type, dimensions and location data |
Properties For: Fin |
Building component – LightingDefine exterior building lighting components which include lighting equipment information for use in prescriptive calculations and energy simulations. |
Properties For: Lighting (Building) |
ZoneView zone properties such as zone name and number. |
Properties For: Zone |
Roof View and modify roof properties such as the referenced roof drawing path and model, and the roof elevation level. |
Properties For: Roof |
Roof sectionView roof section properties such as the roof name and elevation level, and the roof section number and pitch. |
Properties For: Roof section |
Roof – RooflightView roof rooflight properties such as the roof name and elevation level, the roof section the rooflight is associated with including its pitch, and the rooflight number. Rooflight surface properties are viewed and manipulated on the Properties For: Rooflight dialog. |
Properties For: Rooflight: [rooflight number] |
Construction layersView building construction layers and material properties. |
Properties For: [surface type]: Layering: [construction] |
Key-in:
Tip: The
key-in
BBSENERGYANALYSIS SHOW PROPERTIES opens
the appropriate Properties For: dialog for the active project component if the
AECOsim Energy Simulator Project Tree dialog is active. For
instance, if an exposed wall object is selected from the
AECOsim Energy Simulator Project Tree dialog, then the
Properties For: Exposed wall dialog opens when the key-in is issued.
Note: The Properties For:
dialogs are accessed from the
AECOsim Energy Simulator Project
Tree right click option
menus. Select
Properties from the menus to view the active
project components’ unique set of data properties.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Notifications panel | Used to validate project data and resolve issues with project data in real time (as it is being entered in the Properties For: dialogs) via errors, warnings and messages. |
| OK | Closes the Properties dialog, and applies all current changes. |
| Cancel | Closes the Properties dialog, without applying changes. |
| Apply | Applies all current changes made, but does not close the Properties dialog. |